Total enrollment
2,966
-82 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
11 schools in Lee County Public Schools
Virginia · 2,966 students · 7 cities
Across 11 public schools, Lee County Public Schools (Virginia) serves approximately 2,966 K-12 students across 6 elementary, 3 middle, and 2 high.
4-year change in Lee County Public Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
10
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Lee County Public Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Virginia | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.6% | #55 of 117 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,966 | #78 of 130 | #3,260 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 10 | #48 of 130 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #48 of 130 | #3,115 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 94.0% | #25 of 115 | #575 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.8% | #112 of 114 | #6,712 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Lee County Public Schools
State test results across the district's 10 scored schools run from St. Charles Elementary at 88.7% proficient to Lee High at 67.0%, a gap of 21.7 points. That is the 51st widest gap among 95 Virginia districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 10 district schools that reported both years went from 3,261 to 2,966 students (down 9%) and from 271 to 227 full-time teachers (down 16%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee High | Jonesville | High | 08-12 | 803 |
| Flatwoods Elementary | Jonesville | Elementary | PK-04 | 336 |
| Elk Knob Elementary | Pennington Gap | Elementary | PK-04 | 291 |
| Thomas Walker High | Ewing | High | 08-12 | 291 |
| Pennington Middle | Pennington Gap | Middle | 05-07 | 278 |
| Rose Hill Elementary | Rose Hill | Elementary | PK-04 | 256 |
| Dryden Elementary | Dryden | Elementary | PK-04 | 237 |
| Jonesville Middle | Jonesville | Middle | 05-07 | 231 |
| Elydale Middle | Ewing | Middle | 05-07 | 133 |
| St. Charles Elementary | St Charles | Elementary | PK-04 | 110 |
| Lee County Career & Tech. Center | Ben Hur | Elementary | N-N | · |
About Lee County Public Schools
Across 11 schools, Lee County Public Schools educates about 2,966 students in Virginia. By footprint it is a rural-scale district.
On the school-mix side, Lee County Public Schools consists of 6 elementary, 3 middle, and 2 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 270 in this district, meaningfully below the Virginia typical of 672.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 2,966 students, fell 3% from the 3,048 reported in SY 2020-21.
On allk12, the community for Lee County Public Schools discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.